Simulated show handkerchief device



sept- 6, 1955 .J. J. FOGLIO SIMULATED SHOW HANDKERCHIEF DEVICE Filed May10, 1954 FIG. 5

lNVENTOR J. J. FOGL /0 A TTORNE V Patented Sept. 6, 1955 United StatesPatent Office z',116;7s's* SIMULATED-SHOW. HANDKERCHIEF DEVICE James J;Foglio,NewRochelle; N. Y. Application 'May-10,';1954,flSerial*No.-428,487 2' Claims. c1: 2'-z19 This invention relates to a simulatedshow, handkerchief devicefor' displaying in'the handkerchief. pocket ofan outer' garment fabric according to the particular desire ofitheuser;

An objejctjof the 'invention'is to provide a device ,which will 'notcause bulging 'ofthe 'pocket'ffor" example the chest pocket of menscoats, and will show the corners of what appears to be a handkerchiefand prevent sliding of the displayed corners down into the pocket.

A further object is to provide a device with a readily removable showcorner to enable the user to select the style of the corner or the colorof the displayed corner.

Still a further object is to provide such a device with a mirror and acomb supported thereon within the pocket and out of sight, the combincidentally adding to the weight of the device to keep it down in thepocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device with an integralmeans for clamping the assembled device in the desired position to theupper edge of the front wall of the pocket.

I accomplish the foregoing, and other, objects by providing a shapedthin, flexible member of metal of relatively standardized dimensionsreadily to fill the entire pocket without protruding therefrom. Aboutits upper end the corners to be displayed are readily attachable by anelastic band aflixed to or within the lower edge of the corners, theband being insertable in notches at the sides of the metal member. Atleast one face of the metal member is given a high polish to function asa mirror, and preferably a support integrally extending from the lowercentral region of the metal member serves to support a comb of which theupper end is held against the metal member surface by the band.

The instant invention will more readily be fully understood from thefollowing description of a preferred embodiment shown in theaccompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of the illustrative embodiment of the device;

Figure 2 is a section along line 2--2 of Figure 1; and

Figures 3, 4 and 5 show various types of corners used with the device ofmy invention.

The body 1 of my device is a sheet of metal which, while thin andspringy, will still be adequately stiff to prevent buckling orcollapsing, and is shaped and of such dimensions as to fit readily intoa show pocket, for ex ample that of a mans coat, and substantially tooccupy the vertical area of the pocket. At the upper end region of thebody, a pair of notches 2, one at each side of the body, is provided inhorizontal alignment. Centrally disposed and connected to the upper edgeof the body an integral S-shaped springy clamp 3, relatively narrow ascompared to the width of body 1 and hence in respect of the pocket, isadapted with its outer, and downwardly open, bend to be clamped on andto the upper edge of the outer wall of the handkerchief show pocket. Theupwardly opening bend of the clamp 3, which is the nearer of the bendsto the body 1, is adapted to receive in it the lower portion of thefabric corner 4 having an elastic 2 band 5 at or within its lower edge,afi'ixed in any desired way as by sewing. The elastic band Smay extendentirely alongthe lower edge region of corner 4 within the? fabric of'the corner and between its lower side tips 6 outside the fabric of thecorner, or preferably to conserve elastic between such tips 6 outside ofthe fabric only.

The front 7of-the spring S-clamp 3, which will be exposed. to view inposition, may be provided with any desired ornamentation, such as aninitial, monogram, societyemblem, etc. The rear face 8 of the body 1 ispreferably'highly polished, and if need be, given a mirror coating-.Centrally in the bottom edge of the body, a sm'all portion 9 is' punchedand bent'back to project from the rearsurfaceSto form the support=asshown. A comb Eds-conveniently mountedon support 9'by havinga pair ofadjacent teeth straddle the support so thatthe comb liesflat on. surface82 and extends upwardly from' sup port 9. Inkplacing thedisplay corner:4in position on body 1', the lower edge region of the fabric corner ispushed downwardly into the upwardly facing open bend of the spring clamp3 and the band 5, in particular that portion thereof outside of thefabric of the corner and extending between the tips 6, is brought downto encircle body 1 and the upper end of comb 10 and to engage into thenotches 2. The band 5 thus tightly, and yet readily removably, holds thedisplay corner 4 on body 1, so that the display corner will retain itsposition and not slip further into the pocket at some later time. Itwill be noted that, provided the comb 10 is of sufiicient length, bypositioning the support 9 between teeth further up on the comb, arelatter may be permitted to extend below the lower edge of body 1 therebyadjusting the depth to which body 1 is insertable in a given pocket. Asa general rule, I prefer, however, not to have the comb project belowbody 1.

In Figure 1 I show the corner 4 as having but one point which oninsertion of body 1 into a pocket with clamp 3 attached to the frontwall of the pocket will be displayed. At times the user of my devicewill desire to have a different type of fold showing, and hence I havemade the corner 4 readily detachable from body 1 by the combination ofthe band 3 and the clamp 3 with its upwardly facing spring fold, intowhich the lower edge of the fabric corner readily fits and by which suchlower edge region is clamped in position. Hence for a single body 1, Iprovide a plurality of corners such as, for example, those of Figure 3with a straight edge display portion 11, of Figure 4 with two triangularpoints 12, and of Figure 5 with three triangular points 13. Each of thefabric corners of these figures similarly has the fabric band 5 at orabout its lower edge region to tightly fit the tips thereof into notches2 of the body.

Not only does the simulated show handkerchief device of my inventionpermit the display at all times of a neatly folded fabric corner, but italso provides a convenient mirror and comb. Since the mirror is thepolished surface of a pliable sheet of metal, for example aluminum, itis of course unbreakable, and because of the mode of supporting the combthereon, there is little or no chance to break the comb while in thepocket.

As has hereinbefore been stated, the above description and drawing areof an illustrative embodiment of my invention, and it is to be expresslyunderstood that such are not by way of limitation in any respect, andthat my invention is to be limited only by what is prior known. Variousmodifications, still within the spirit and scope of my invention, willreadily suggest themselves to the skilled worker in the art, forexample, the material of body 1 may also be of cardboard, plastic, ormolded metal, or of any other material which is reasonablyselfsustaining with a thickness dimension relatively small to its otherdimensions, and the body need not be a solid area but may be a hollowarea defined by its periphery, for example, of wire, plastic, etc., in aclosed loop in the shape of the pocket, in which loop the mirror may besupported if so desired.

What I claim is:

1. A simulated show handkerchief device for use in pockets of garmentscomprising a flat area of material of such size and dimensions as to fitwholly within a pocket, a hook means integral with the central portionof the upper edge of the area and projecting from one face thereof, andhaving an upwardly facing open spring groove adjacent the area and adownwardly facing open spring groove remote from the area, thedownwardly facing open spring groove being adapted to receive the upperedge of the front wall of the pocket, a fabric corner adapted to bedisplayed from the pocket and having a lower edge of substantially thewidth of the area and pocket, an elastic band attached to the sides ofthe lower edge of the fabric corner and extending therebetween, thebottom of the upwardly facing open spring groove being adapted tosupport the lower edge of the fabric corner and of one long side of theelastic band, and a pair of notches in the sides of the area near itsupper end adapted to be positioned below the upper edge of the pocket oninsertion of the area into the pocket, the upwardly facing groove beingadapted removably to receive the lower edge region of the fabric cornerwith the elastic band about the face of the area opposite to that fromwhich the hook means extends with the elastic band engaging the notches.

2. A simulated show handkerchief device according to claim 1 in whichmeans are provided to vary the depth to which the area can be insertedinto the pocket comprising an integral projection at the lower region ofthe area and a toothed member adapted to engage the projection betweenany two adjacent teeth thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,515,447 Thomas Nov. 24, 1924 2,022,793 Trickel Dec. 3, 1935 2,269,511Biederman Ian. 13, 1942 2,511,242 Brown June 13, 1950 2,513,884 MaurerJuly 4, 1950

